Robert De Niro's Best & Worst Films

BEST 7. 'A Bronx Tale'

“A Bronx Tale” didn’t just showcase De Niro’s impressive acting skills, it proved he could succeed behind the camera as well. In addition to directing this 1993 crime drama, De Niro played Lorenzo Anello, a father trying to keep his son away from the local mob scene. Acclaimed film critic Roger Ebert praised the film and De Niro, saying, “De Niro, in his debut as a director, finds the right notes as he moves from laughter to anger to tears. What's important about the film is that it's about values.” —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Savoy Pictures)

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From Goodfella t...Robert De Niro boasts one of the most legendary careers in Hollywood. The 70-year-old actor, who is widely considered one of the best ever, hit it big playing mobsters, but solidified his legacy with fearless performances in films such as "Taxi Driver" and "Raging Bull." Even legends make mistakes, and De Niro is no exception. Keep clicking to check out 10 celebrated triumphs and 10 utter disappointments on the filmography of a Tinseltown great. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Getty, Getty, Brenda Chase/Getty)

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BEST 10. 'The Ki...De Niro proved that he could succeed on a comical front in 1983’s “The Kind of Comedy,” a black comedy film directed by Martin Scorsese. De Niro played Rupert Pupkin, an aspiring stand-up comedian who kidnaps a popular television host in hopes of making it big. The film was not a box office success, but proved that De Niro was just as capable of making audiences laugh as he was intimidating them as a gangster. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Fox)

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BEST 9. 'Jackie ...In 1997, De Niro sported an epic mustache for the role of Louis Gara in Quentin Tarantino’s third major film, “Jackie Brown,” a crime drama adapted from novelist Elmore Leonard's novel “Rum Punch.” The film was selected by Empire magazine as one of the 500 greatest movies of all time in 2008. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Miramax)

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BEST 8. 'Once Up...De Niro impressed as David "Noodles" Aaronson in the 1984 Italian crime drama “Once Upon a Time in America.” The movie chronicled the rise of mobsters in American society, a theme that has followed De Niro throughout his entire career. The original version of the film, which ran nearly four and a half hours long, is considered to be one of the greatest epics ever made, but was never released in full to American audiences. In 2012, De Niro introduced a new restoration of the film at the Cannes Film Festival. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Warner Bros)

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BEST 7. 'A Bronx...“A Bronx Tale” didn’t just showcase De Niro’s impressive acting skills, it proved he could succeed behind the camera as well. In addition to directing this 1993 crime drama, De Niro played Lorenzo Anello, a father trying to keep his son away from the local mob scene. Acclaimed film critic Roger Ebert praised the film and De Niro, saying, “De Niro, in his debut as a director, finds the right notes as he moves from laughter to anger to tears. What's important about the film is that it's about values.” —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Savoy Pictures)

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BEST 6. 'The Dee...De Niro’s portrayal of Russian American steel worker Michael Vronsky in 1978’s “The Deer Hunter” earned the actor an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. De Niro has said that the part was the most physically exhausting role he ever played. De Niro didn’t take home the Oscar, but the film did end up winning five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Universal)

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BEST 5. 'Casino'De Niro’s role in 1995’s “Casino” was the eighth and most recent collaboration between the actor and director Martin Scorsese. Robert played Sam "Ace" Rothstein, a mob-affiliated sports handicapper who is sent to Las Vegas to run a casino on behalf of a prominent mafia family. Sharon Stone, who played Rothstein’s wife in the film, earned a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her performance. "Casino" is consistently ranked among the best gangster films in cinema history. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Universal)

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BEST 4. 'Goodfel...Continuing De Niro’s slew of successful crime movies is 1990’s “Goodfellas.” De Niro tackled the role of Jimmy "The Gent" Conway, a local mobster with an affinity for hijacking trucks. The film, often considered to be one of the best in history, nabbed a nomination for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, but did not take home the trophy. De Niro’s co-star Joe Pesci, however, struck gold for his role as armed robber Tommy DeVito, for which he won in the Best Actor in a Supporting Role category. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Warner Bros)

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BEST 3. 'The God...Does it get any better than De Niro as Vito Corleone? De Niro nabbed his very first Academy Award for his supporting role as Corleone in 1974’s “The Godfather Part II.” The Francis Ford Coppola-directed film is considered to among the best in cinema history, due in part to flashback scenes featuring De Niro as a young man in Sicily who travels to America and establishes the most powerful Mafia family in New York City. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Paramount)

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BEST 2. 'Taxi Dr...He was nominated for Best Actor again in 1976 for “Taxi Driver,” a psychological thriller about a former Marine trying to find his footing after the Vietnam War. De Niro played Travis Bickle, a character largely inspired by Arthur Bremer, the man who attempted to assassinate presidential candidate George Wallace in 1972. Bickle is considered to be one of the most iconic characters in film history thanks to De Niro’s intense portrayal. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Columbia)

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BEST 1. 'Raging ...De Niro picked up his first Best Actor Oscar for his role as fallen boxing champion Jake LaMotta in 1980’s “Raging Bull.” The Martin Scorsese-directed flick was nominated for a total of eight Academy Awards, but it was De Niro’s intense dedication to the part, which included packing on 60 pounds, that solidified the film’s success. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: United Artists)

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And Now ...Check out the very worst films on Robert De Niro's otherwise celebrated resume. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Universal)

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WORST 10. 'Every...From critics to audiences, everybody was not fine with this boring and seriously depressing 2009 "holiday" film about a recently widowed retiree who travels across the country to visit each of his troubled children. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Miramax)

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WORST 9. 'Mary S...It's hard to believe that Francis Ford Coppola (producer) and Kenneth Branagh (director) could fail so fantastically until you consider that it's Francis Ford Coppola and Kenneth Branagh collaborating on a horror film. And De Niro played the monster. Now that's scary. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: TriStar)

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WORST 8. 'Analyz...In the history of bad sequels, few come close to the stench of this misguided follow-up to "Analyze This." The 2002 film reunites De Niro and Billy Crystal as mobster Paul Vitti and his psychiatrist for another 90 minutes of the same gags and odd-couple humor. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Warner Bros)

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WORST 7. 'Showti..."Look at this guy. Why's he pointing at me?" Aside from the back-to-back cross-armed pose, the movie poster finger point is the easiest way to sniff out dud. And just as this art suggests, "Showtime" (2002) is little more than your run of the mill buddy comedy starring two actors who desperately needed to stay relevant. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Warner Bros)

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WORST 6. 'Hide a...The horror genre has not been kind to Mr. De Niro. This 2005 film featured decent performances from Robert and Dakota Fanning, but the plot about imaginary friends and split personalities is simply too absurd to enjoy. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Fox)

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WORST 5. 'The Ad...How did De Niro get mixed up in this laugh-less 2000 adaptation of a popular cartoon series? Your guess is as good as anybody's, but it couldn't have been the quality of the script... or the computer animation... or the director. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Universal)

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WORST 4. 'Meet t...Note to Robert De Niro: Don't make sequels! "Meet the Parents" is a great comedy that narrowly missed inclusion on the "best" portion of this countdown, but as many canceled TV sitcoms can attest, adding new characters does not add more funny. This 2004 film recycled the "Parents" jokes, but failed to capture its spirit. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Universal)

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WORST 3. 'Little...As many canceled TV sitcoms can attest, adding a baby does not add entertainment. With this third installment of the "Meet the Parents" series, the franchise committed the ultimate jump-the-shark offense. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Universal)

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WORST 2. 'Righte...De Niro is "Turk." Pacino is "Rooster." Together they are easily the most cliche movie cops (with the worst names) to ever grace the silver screen. This 2008 crime drama is only matched in its dullness by the ridiculousness of its villain — a serial killer who leaves poems on his victims. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Overture)

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WORST 1. 'Godsen...The horror genre strikes again, and this time it has the distinction of producing the worst film of Robert De Niro's legendary career. This 2004 mash-up of horror plots past finds De Niro as a doctor who uses DNA to clone a couple's recently deceased son. Disastrous results ensure. In a word, "Godsend" is awful. The dialogue is horrendous, the thrills have no thrill, the supporting cast lacks inspiration and, to boot, the film is not scary or engaging in the least. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Lionsgate)

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